Something to remember...

**MiSsJoLi** · January 16th, 2003, 09:21 AM

(thanks meand2troysmommy)

A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PRAYER

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not just to those who are close to us but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judgment and quick to forgiveness and patience and empathy and love.

AMEN

-- Author Unknown

I usually delete the fwed email in my inbox, but glad I read this one...I LOVE it!

**luvmyboxerpup** · January 16th, 2003, 09:23 AM

Awww, that's good. Thanks for that!

Good luck tomorrow, btw!

**HOTMAMA** · January 16th, 2003, 09:23 AM

AMEN!

**stacygirlvo** · January 16th, 2003, 09:24 AM

thanks joli...hard to do...hard to do.

**QueenDivaBaby** · January 16th, 2003, 12:31 PM

AMEN. THANKS J-LO

**MiSsJoLi** · January 16th, 2003, 12:58 PM

Glad you all like it! I sware I LOVE it. Gives everyone a different perspective. I wish that was how we all viewed the world and the people in it...there is always a reason people are "hard to love" ya know?

**BellaTat2** · January 16th, 2003, 01:07 PM

That is great! I am going to print it and take it to work with me for our bulletin board.

And this guy:

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

He works for me and it is true. And I wouldn't trade him for anybody else.

Leslie

**nal** · January 16th, 2003, 01:11 PM

Good words to remember. Thanks, J!

**PreciousTexan3758** · January 16th, 2003, 02:08 PM

That was just awesome. I truly love that one and I really do not read the long ones much, I guess I need to more often..Alot of my co-workers will appreciate this one.

Take care

Sheila

**MiSsJoLi** · January 17th, 2003, 10:45 AM

bumping so everyone has a chance to read it~

**HIPPIE** · January 17th, 2003, 10:48 AM

excellant

**MiSsJoLi** · January 17th, 2003, 11:52 AM

START READING PEOPLE!

**Elizabeth33** · January 17th, 2003, 11:55 AM

wow. just....wow. DEFINATELY copying this one. Thanks for posting.

**Luvwater** · January 17th, 2003, 02:22 PM

This is just wonderful...definately worth bumping...reminds me of when my Dog of 12 years died in my lap

and I put her in the car to take her to the vet to have them bury her...I was crying and driving slow and people were honking at me to go faster ...you never know what that person's going through...Thanks J

**MiSsJoLi** · January 17th, 2003, 04:21 PM

ok, this needs to be bumped now more then ever...

**MiSsJoLi** · January 17th, 2003, 04:54 PM

*ahem* *clearing my throat*

**hobbel** · January 17th, 2003, 05:29 PM

BUMP!

**HIPPIE** · January 18th, 2003, 03:41 AM

bump

**lil_kydarlin** · January 18th, 2003, 06:18 AM

Thanks for sharing! I'll try to take it to heart and put it to use.

**luvmyboxerpup** · January 19th, 2003, 06:26 PM

timely

**MiSsJoLi** · January 20th, 2003, 04:40 AM

do I need to make this another one of those never ending posts?

**debalexis** · January 20th, 2003, 04:50 AM

Thanks MissJ for reading your forwards, I don't but this was very good!

Thanks for sharing this.

**QueenDivaBaby** · January 20th, 2003, 04:53 AM

THANKS FOR SHARING THIS WITH US. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE AN EVERLASTING POST

**janelle** · January 21st, 2003, 06:59 AM

This is so true...gives us all new perspectives on things. I will try hard to remember this as I am going through my daily life.

**MiSsJoLi** · February 20th, 2003, 11:58 AM

bump

**ThisisIT** · February 20th, 2003, 12:01 PM

wow, that is going to help me so much on my commute home. And in general. Beautiful! Thx!

**MiSsJoLi** · February 20th, 2003, 12:12 PM

think it'll fit in my sig if I get rid of all the pics?

**nal** · February 20th, 2003, 12:13 PM

**Luvwater** · February 20th, 2003, 12:47 PM

You have wonderful timing

A much needed post

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